Our Capabilities

Our organization brings over 20 years of experience in clinical research, approximately 400 trials started, and two (2) free-standing clinical research sites in central Connecticut. Each site has affiliations with many medical groups within their communities. Our relationship with physicians and volunteers allows us access to over 75,000 patients and a variety of healthy and special populations within 15-20 miles of our Waterbury and Hamden locations.

Each site has easy access to major interstate highway access. Combined, the Waterbury and Hamden locations have a catchment area of 750,000+ people.

Our Waterbury, Connecticut clinical research site, known as Chase Medical Research, LLC, covers 12,000 square feet of space, multiple exam rooms with three monitor areas, and conference rooms. Our locations are equipped with large waiting rooms, WiFi, TV, and private areas for subjects with extended daytime stays, to maximize patient satisfaction.  Recognizing each trial has different visit time requirements, our main clinical location has the ability to handle early morning, evening, and weekend visits.

Our Hamden, Connecticut clinical research site, known as CMR of Greater New Haven, LLC is located within a medical office building where a primary care practice, Internal Medicine of Greater New Haven, LLC is also located. This group works closely with our research site providing investigators and access to a large database of potential subjects.  This facility has the ability to handle early morning, evening and weekend visits.

Site Start-Up Activation:

We recognize that ‘turnaround time’ is important during the start-up phase of the clinical trial and pride ourselves on meeting the time requirements.  Hence, our activation starts as soon as the Award Letter is received:

Clinical Research Contracts and Budgets:

The complexity of budgets varies widely by the protocol’s design. We carefully review budgets and compare them to the protocol as this is our first opportunity to clearly see everything that will be involved in performing the clinical trial.

A straightforward trial budget will have an initial response from us within three (3) business days. A more complex trial may require about seven (7) business days so as to allow for consultation with physician specialists and to allow for our contracts and budget staff to obtain clarification from the Clinical Research Coordinators on the study.

• We have negotiated hundreds of contracts and are aware of key provisions for Sponsors and for Sites in order to have a successful business relationships. We try to work within Sponsor's time frame given anticipated start dates. 
• Some of our key provisions are:
  • We require indemnification from Sponsors and prompt payment turnaround provisions and we frown upon withholds. CMR has a proven track record where withholds are not necessary for us to meet our performance obligations.
  • We require the CTA to be completed before our Principal Investigator attends an off-site investigator conference.
  • Generally we will process regulatory and negotiate the contract simultaneously.

Regulatory:

• We exclusively use Central IRBs.
• Dedicated staff handle the initial regulatory packet to be submitted to the IRB.
• Initial Regulatory packets are submitted within two (2) weeks of receipt.

Familiarity and Training on Protocol:

We recognize that familiarity with a clinical trial requires back and forth discussion amongst the site’s team assigned.  We supplement the Sponsor’s formal training with dialogues amongst the team–subject recruiters, clinical research coordinators, and Principal Investigators  (“PIs”). Obstacles are discuss and strategies developed to find the right candidates.